Working Group – Review of JS 1 Part 30 Jamaican Standard Specification for the labelling of commodities Part 30: Labelling of brewery products (beer, stout, shandy, malt beverage)

Overview of Scope of Work

The scope of the Committee relates to the development, revision or adoption of standards relating to Labelling (General).  The Committee’s current workplan included the revision/development of:

1. DJS 356 Draft Jamaican Standard Specification for the Labelling of alcoholic beverages – Projected completion date – March 2022
2. JS 1: Part 17 Jamaican Standard Specification for The labelling of commodities Part 17: The precautionary labelling of hazardous industrial chemical - Projected completion date - April 2022
3. JS 1: Part 15 Jamaican Standard Specification for the labelling of commodities Part 15: Labelling of household chemicals – Projected completion date - April 2022
4. JS 1 Part 30 Jamaican Standard Specification for the labelling of commodities Part 30: Labelling of brewery products (beer, stout, shandy, malt beverage)

Achievements to date

The Committee has promulgated the JS 1 series of labelling standards for commodities to include the very popular JS 1 Part 1: 1992 Jamaican Standard Specification for the Labelling of commodities Part 1: General principles and JS 1 Part 20: 1988 Jamaican Standard Specification for the Labelling of commodities Part 20: Labelling of pre-packaged goods, among others such as the .  Of note, the JS 1 Part 1 and JS 1 Part 20 have been revised and published below:

1. JS 349: 2020 Jamaican Standard Specification for Labelling of goods — Part 1: General requirements – Published May 2020
2. JS 350: 2020 Jamaican Standard Specification for the Labelling of goods—: Specific requirements for prepackaged goods – Published May 2020